If your boss is a nightmare... do you stay or do you go? Nicole and Jason can help you answer this by going through one simple thought experiment. But first, they each share the most ridiculous thing a boss has ever asked them to do. And in Nicole's case, it involves being sawed in half…

Today, Jason shares a strategy that will help you do the thing you’re afraid of. To start, he’ll show you how this helped a friend who’s been afraid of starting a new project.

Today's caller has a problem: ever since she was promoted, her coworkers— who now report to her— have been giving her the cold shoulder and stalling on their deadlines. Today, Jason and Nicole help her plan a conversation that will repair the relationship, which hinges on an often overlooked superpower in leadership.

You have the right stuff: You’re talented, smart, and good at what you do. But the right people aren’t noticing. So here’s a difficult truth you must take seriously: you are a high-quality person, but you can’t compete on quality alone. Today, Jason shows you how to get noticed another way.

Nicole knows LinkedIn is a good tool for advancing her work, but when it comes to using that tool effectively? She's stumped. For anyone who can relate, Jason (a LinkedIn Top Voice!) gives his proven formula for writing an engaging LinkedIn post that will grow your network.

Kaitlyn Allen, a reader of Jason’s newsletter, writes in because her start-up is closing.  Instead, she shared something far more surprising and far more useful. In this episode, the conversation instead highlights an empowering way to turn fear of failure into something else. Something that can power your next big innovation. 

When someone says something nice, do you have a hard time just saying thank you? Yeah, so does Nicole. In this episode Jason and Nicole dig into why it can be so hard to just say “thank you” and actually enjoy praise. They break down awkward deflections and why your first instinct may be to downplay your own wins. If you’ve found yourself saying “Oh no, stop!” This episode is for you!

Who actually wants the work you put into the world and how do you know whose work is worth listening to? This week, Jason opens the mailbag to take on both sides of that puzzle. From standing out in the noisy world of creators, to reentering the workforce with confidence, to figuring out whose advice is actually worth trusting, Jason breaks down the real questions behind the questions - what work matters and why?

One in three people admit that they've felt like their partner was holding them back. If you've found yourself in that situation, what should you do? Today, Jason and Nicole talk about times they've felt like they've downplayed their achievements to loved ones, and what that has meant for the future of the relationship.

What do The New York Times and Notion have in common? A lot more than you’d think. They’re both proof of a pattern that quietly runs the world. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Suddenly, change makes more sense, opportunities reveal themselves, and that next move you need to make might just become obvious.